Phalaenopsis Orchid flowers withering?

[LuvPhals]

70's temps should be good. That is what I have here now and they are fine.

[LuvPhals]

Check out repotme.com. They have some good videos on repotting and it's a really informative website.

[norg.]

Originally Posted by LuvPhals

Check out repotme.com. They have some good videos on repotting and it's a really informative website.

Awesome. Thanks for the input!

I was just brainstorming and realized that I could very easily add a reptile bulb or another bulb that produces a decent amount of heat to the track lighting that is currently lighting my phal orchid.



Here is a what I currently have set up.



Withering flower.



This is the room I am working with. I really want to have atleast 4 or 5 healthy orchid species, or possibly another plant species. But Im the kind of guy that wants to do stuff right. So I really appreciate the help from you guys!

[Findish]

Originally Posted by norg.

Okay. Ill take a look and try to post a picture for the sake of doing so. I was given information that temp drops at night was a good thing? I can keep my windows closed. My aquarium and computer usually keep the room in the middle 70's which is too hot for my liking but I really want to keep some orchids and keep them properly. Ill get used to the higher temperatures. Haha.

My understanding of temp importance for Phals is to keep the roots warmer. A plant heat mat under the pot should keep your Phal happy while you have the room temp more to your liking.
Jeanette

[norg.]

I was doing some browsing for heat mats and found this.

Amazon.com: Hydrofarm MT10006 9-by-19-1/2-Inch Seedling Heat Mat: Patio, Lawn & Garden

Its right in my price range and fits the top of the shelf perfectly. Would this be a good choice for heat mat? And then simply repot the plant and place the pot on the mat?

[Findish]

That would work well. I bought mine at the local hydroponics store.

[norg.]

I bought the heating pad that was mentioned earlier, but it arrived a bit too late for the white phal orchid that I first purchased. It dropped all of its flowers and I cut the spike this morning. I bought the materials I needed to repot this plant and while I was out I couldnt pass up this phal.





The roots are green and healthy minus one or two small spots that were damaged. I trimmed them neatly and repotted the plant. Unfortunately I cannot say the same for the first orchid I bought. The roots showed some substantial rot. I trimmed the dead spots off and made sure the substrate was a bit drier than before. I watched a couple videos and read some articles on the whole repotting process and I am confident that I did everything correctly. Is there anything else I may have missed?

[Phalchid]

Nice work! I see you're falling for their irresistible and enticing beauty! Love your new phal!